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Fukuoka

If you're closer to 30 than you are to 50 and want to mingle with other travelers, then you'll probably like this place. But if you're our age and want a little more comfort, then it's best to go for a real hotel.

A specialty of Fukuoka prefecture, motsunabe is a hot pot stew made with beef or pork offal. Innards like beef intestines and tripe are allowed to simmer in a soup base seasoned with soy sauce, garlic, and chili pepper. If you're visiting Fukuoka and like offal, then you need to try this dish.

I adore Japanese food. It's my absolute favorite cuisine in the world and a big reason why I love visiting this country. We plan on exploring every prefecture and trying as many local specialties as we can. If you enjoy Japanese food as much as I do, then you need to read this guide.

At first, we weren't sure what they were. They looked like shanties or shuttered newsstands. We couldn't see any people from where we were standing but every one of them was lit from the inside. Could these be those famed yatai food stalls that Fukuoka is known for?

Hakata ramen is known for its rich, milky tonkotsu broth which is made by slowly cooking pork bones over a high flame until its marrow seeps out. It features thin, non-curly noodles and is often topped with slices of charshu pork. Located in the Nagahama area, Ganso Nagahamaya is a small ramen shop that's been serving Hakata ramen since the end of the Pacific War.

We were staying in Fukuoka for just one night before flying out to Sapporo the next morning, so we needed to find a hotel that was cheap and close to the airport. Hotel Sunline Fukuoka Hakata Ekimae is about a 10-minute walk from Hakata Station – Fukuoka's central train and bus station – and just two stops away from Fukuoka airport.